The ghost town left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time is being taken over by nature and urban explorers.

This derelict superstructure was a very important warning system for the Soviet military.

The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.

A vista of the city and sea from atop the little-known viewing deck on an unassuming Columbus statue.

A reconstructed medieval gateway that was the magnificent entrance to the capital city dating back to 1037.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

A curious little museum dedicated to the furry feline in the cat haven that is Old Town Kotor.

An Art Nouveau gem hides beneath the layers of city grime obscuring this once-magnificent building.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

Budapest's Communist-era statues, banished to the suburbs.

What happens when you cross a mayor and a painter?

After sunset the heart of Zanzibar's historic Stone Town neighborhood transforms into a culinary playground.

The shell of a medieval fortress offers commanding views of the area it once protected.

This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.

On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.

This 1920s Amsterdam neighborhood was built as a giant experiment in concrete construction.

This small shrine is dedicated to the designer of the first Russian fighter jet and his brother, who became Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet.

Unusual building appears to be haphazardly built from randomly piled bricks.

The world's oldest known salt mine.

A centuries old castle atop a dormant volcano houses museums devoted to both women and witches.

This hanging crocodile is thought to be the "dragon" that once plagued a Czech city.

This man-made mound monument was built out of soil from all across the Polish empire.

The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.